North Canaan woman dies in early morning crash

NORTH CANAAN >> A self-described "country girl" from North Canaan died early Saturday morning when the car she was driving swerved off the road and struck a tree.

Keri L. Perotti, 21, of Trescott Hill Road in North Canaan was traveling eastbound on Daisy Hill Road just west of Trescott Hill Road when the 2005 Dodge Neon she was driving "veered off the left side of the road and collided with a tree" at 3:08 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Connecticut State Police.

Perotti was wearing her seat belt and the car's driver side airbag deployed, but she was pronounced dead on the scene at 3:31 a.m., the release said.

There were no passengers in the Dodge Neon, which was "totaled." the release said.

The police report said the car was owned by Charles P. Perotti, who is listed on the Town of North Canaan website as a member of the Board of Selectman. He is also identified as chief of the North Canaan Firehouse.

On her Twitter account Keri Perotti lists herself as a Boston Bruins and New York Yankees fan who loves music. She wrote that she worked at William Perotti & Sons, a family owned heating, plumbing and air conditioning company that has been in business since 1928.

"I'm a country girl who tweets too much about hockey, baseball and completely random things," she wrote on her twitter account.

On Friday her tweets included one asking for a ride to the Riverton Fair; one exclaiming a 92 her "professor" gave her on a test; and many others celebrating the Yankees playoff victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the American League playoffs.

State Police are still investigating the crash and would not comment on whether or not alcohol was involved.